Improvement in clothes-wringers



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Clothes-wringers. Patented May 5,1874.

UNITED STATES" PATENT OEEIGE.

LEANDER BECKER, 0F YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOTHESWRINGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,514, dated May5,1874; application filed February 27, 1874. l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEANDER BECKER, of York, in the county of York andState of Penn' sylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in ClothesWringers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference .being had to the accompanying drawings, which form partof this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. is a detail view. Fig. 4 is avertical sectionalV view through the frame-castings at one end of themachine.

This invention has relation to clotheswring ers 5 and consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter specificallydescribed and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A B designate, respectively, theupper and lower wringing-rolls, made of any suitable material. C G'designate the shafts of said rolls, journaled to the boxes DD', andpassing through plates E E, arranged between said boxes and the ends ofthevrolls, and provided with double segmental flanges l d, projectinginwardly from the outer edges of the plates, coinciding with thecylindrical shape of the rolls, and forming fenders or guards, toprevent the clothes from being dragged down between theends of the rollsand the plates. The shaft C' is extended at one end, to receive a crankfor operating the rolls. F is a transverse rod, for supportingtheclothes and guiding them from the rolls. Said rod is supported by extensions of the box D', as shown. G G designate the -castingsconstituting the main frame of the wringer. e e1 represent armsdepending from the frame-castings, to embrace the edge of the wash tubor box of a washingina chine, to which the wringer is secured by meansof a thumb screw, c2, arranged as shown. To the uprights F1 of theframe-castL ings are hinged, about .midway between the depending arms eel and the top of said uprights, the arms F2. The arms FIJ and castingsG are, respectively,pivoted to the boxes D D', so that the frame may beadjusted laterally, to adapt the wringer to tubs of different sizes, orwashing-machines of different shapes and sizes. H H designate curvedslots in the plates E E, through which pass the ends of the shaft of theupper roller, so arranged in order that said roller may adjust itself tothe bulk of the clothes passing under it. The desired pressure isexerted upon said adjustable 'roll by means of the india-rubber springsI, interposed between the upper extensions f of the arms F2 and theuprightsFl, as shown.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. The combination, with the castings G, havingthe pendants c el and upright F1, of the arms F2, pivoted to saiduprights, and resting on or attached to the boxes D, andthe springs I,interposed between the pivoted arms and uprights, substantially asdescribed and shown.

2. Incombination with the arms F2, provided with pivots, as shown, thecastings G and journal-boxes D D', as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this17th day of February, 1874.

LEANDER BECKER.

Witnesses:

GEO. G. HYDE, Ennis EYsrEn.

